Boxing Wins the Battle, But Will MMA Win the War?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Six days ago, this same photo combo led off a piece discussing the PPV Grudge Match that went down last Saturday...
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September Pound-for-Pound Rankings: The Song Remains the Same
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Some people weren’t too happy with my decision to include the UFC Heavyweight Champ in last month’s installment of the Pound-for-Pound...
Can anyone become a professional MMA Fighter?
By Katrina Belcher(KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Nowadays you see them everywhere: black or gray grunge-look t-shirts and hoodies, complete with skulls, crossbones, and dripping blood with TapOut, Affliction, Projekt...
Would A Union Make Sense for Mixed Martial Arts?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Mark Coleman is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and is widely considered the Grandfather of Ground and Pound....
See you in April, Rampage
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) In case you, dear reader, do not have your finger on the pulse of MMA, yesterday (9/22/2009) Quinton “Rampage” Jackson put up...
Sengoku: Tenth Battle (Predictions)
Click the stars to rate how good you think it will be. Sengoku 10, promoted by World Victory Road, will take place on September 23, 2009....
Quick Hits for Sengoku 10: The Forgotten Card
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) Sengoku 10 has flown very low under the radar, being a card primarily for hardcore japanese MMA fans, with even fewer major...
Chuck Liddell – Dancing with the Stars?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) As a dancer from way back, I was really looking forward to seeing what Chuck Liddell, mixed martial artist and former Ultimate...
Dear MMA Legends…
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Hey Guys, My name is Spencer Kyte and long before I was a burgeoning MMA writer, I was an MMA fan...
What do MMA Referees earn?
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) A lot of people nowadays are asking the same question: “What do MMA Referees make?” What a great question! To find out,...
TUFF thoughts on TUF 10
By Katrina Belcher (KatrinaBelcher@mmaratings.net) Last night was the first show of The Ultimate Fighter 10. If you don’t know it by now, Rashad Evans and Quinton...
Rich Franklin: The Under-Appreciated Superstar
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) How can a fighter with a professional record of 27-4 who has headlined three fight cards in the last eight months...
Fight Week Previews: Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Even though there is no title belt on the line, the main event of UFC 103 packs a whole lot of...
Fight Week Previews: Junior dos Santos vs. Mirko Cro Cop
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Words can’t accurately express how excited I am for this fight, though I’ll certainly try my best. While Junior dos Santos...
UFN 19: 10 Things I Learned Last Night
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) 1. ROGER HUERTA WILL BE BACK Despite Hollywood aspirations, a guy that puts on entertaining fights every time he sets foot...
Talking TUF 10 with Matt Mitrione
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Injuries halted Matt Mitrione’s NFL career earlier than he would have liked, but that didn’t stop the competitive fires from burning...
London Calling: An Interview with “Hands of Stone” Sam Stout
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) I know what you’re thinking: man, all this guy does is interview Canadian fighters. Well, not entirely, but we have this...
Fight Week Previews: Josh Koscheck vs. Frank Trigg
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) As much as I wasn’t overly interested in Frank Trigg’s return to the UFC when the company began down the path...
Picks and Predictions for Ultimate Fight Night 19: Placeholder Event
By Nicholas Bailey (nbailey@mmaratings.net) There are times when an event rolls around that seems to have captured the zeitgeist. To have become the zenith of sporting...
Is It Time to Take The Ultimate Fighter in a New Direction?
By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net)(courtesy of MMA Fight Council) There is no question that The Ultimate Fighter changed the mixed martial arts landscape when the first...